Operable Glass Facades

Quality Frameless Glass Louvre Systems

PRODUCT RANGE OVERVIEW

Features:
12mm toughened or 13.52mm toughened laminated glass louvre blades. Frameless glass louvre blade sizes up to 1500mm wide and 500mm high (subject to wind loads). 180 x 60mm RHS aluminium split mullions, capable of spanning up to 4000mm. Specially designed cast stainless steel louvre arms, which can be electropolished for greater protection in coastal environments. Variable louvre opening angles up to 90. Possible to restrict openings of lower blades. Any option of fixed and operable louvres. Integrated balustrade system to meet requirements of AS1288. Remote or automatic operation available. Ability to integrate with building management and fire indicator systems.

Fineline-XTS Louvres installed to the entire curved facade Lucient Apartments, 430 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Aesthetically Functional Facades

Custom designed operable glass louvres are an excellent option for building facades, apartment balconies, internal office screens or partitions, outdoor entertaining spaces and in public bars and entertainment facilities. With AGP operable glass louvre systems, the potential applications are limitless.
AGP firsted developed its frameless glass louvre system for the Macquarie Apartments project in Sydney, completed in 2001. The architect, Renzo Piano, had a grand vision for a completely frameless glass louvre facade overlooking the Royal Botanic Gardens and AGP, in conjunction with Bovis Lend Lease and Arup, proceeded to redefine the frameless glass louvre market in Australia. This project spawned the AGP Fullview Series operable glass louvre system, which apart from the striking facade it created, provided wintergarden spaces for each apartment, giving the occupants environmentally beneficial natural ventilation alternatives and the ability to use these outdoor space all year round. From this initial design, in 2002 AGP developed the more practical and cost effective Fineline Series louvre system, by replacing the structural glass fins with aluminium mullions, enclosing most of the linkage mechanisms, for a more streamlined system. Reacting to market requests for a more weather resistant louvre facade, the Fineline-XT system was created in 2003 and opened up many new applications for frameless glass louvres, as well as the benefit of smoke ventilation that has seen it used in many large commerial buildings. And in 2007, the Fineline-XTS system was developed with The Buchan Group to for the prestigious Lucient Apartments project in Melbourne.

Fineline Series at The Royal Apartments & York Apartments, Shortland Esplanade, Newcastle Beach

Glass Louvre Range

Fineline Series A louvre screen system suitable for apartment wintergardens. Featuring streamlined aluminium RHS mullions, with the glass louvres opening up within, and an integrated glass balustrade system. Fineline-XT Series A closed louvre system suitable for an extensive range of applications. The glass louvres close onto bulb seals on the face of the mullions, with rubbers seals along the glass edges. Fineline-XTS Series The newest louvre system, developed with The Buchan Group for Lucient Apartments in Melbourne. The lower operable louvre opens down to provide double the clear viewing space. Fullview Series The original AGP operable glass facade system was conceptualised by Renzo Piano for the Macquarie Apartments in Sydney and designed and developed by AGP. This systems features structural glass fins to support the glass louvres with all linkage mechanisms and motors on display.

AGP Fineline Series

AGP Fineline-XT Series

King Street Wharf Apartments, Sydney

Transport Hotel @ Federation Square, Melbourne

Fineline-XTS Louvres to enclose apartment wintergardens Lucient Apartments, 430 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

AGP Fineline-XTS Series

AGP Fullview Series

Lucient Apartments, Melbourne

Macquarie Apartments, Sydney

Fineline Series
AGP Fineline Series operable glass louvres maximise the amount of all year round liveable space, with the added bonus of providing a striking facade presence.
With AGP Fineline louvres the Individual users are able to choose between opening up a space to the natural environment during pleasant weather, or closing it off when protection from inclement weather is required. The operable glass louvres are supported by vertical aluminium mullions that have the operation mechanisms contained within, for safety and protection from the weather. Hiding the mechanisms within the mullions also gives the system a neat, clean and attractive appearance.

Ephraim Island Apartments, Gold Coast

Clockwise from top left: The Royal Apartments, Newcastle Beach ; Ephraim Island Apartments, Gold Coast ; York Apartments, Newcastle Beach ; King Street Wharf Apartments, Sydney

Fineline-XT Series
The AGP Fineline-XT operable glass louvre system is a revolution in frameless glass louvre technology, providing an elegant frameless design that doesnt compromise the practical requirements of a weather resistant louvre system.
Continually looking at ways to improve their operable facades, AGP has taken the Fineline Series louvres and designed additional weather protection features to provide a system better suited for protection from inclement weather. Developed over many years the AGP Fineline-XT Series is, in our opinion, the best possible balance of form and function, being as close to weatherproof as can be achieved with frameless glass louvres. Horizontal weather protection between each louvre blade is achieved by fitting a bulb seal to the bottom edge of each louvre blade. By achieving a weather seal in a frameless louvre design, the AGP Fineline-XT system is also suitable for a variety of commercial applications.

Slimline Shutters

Fineline-XT Louvres used for smoke extraction SA Water Building @ Victoria Square, Adelaide

Glazed Roofs & Awnings

Clockwise from top left: Melbourne Recital Hall, Southbank VIC ; University of Adelaide, New Engineering Building ; MoVida Aqui @ 500 Bourke Street, Melbourne ; BHP Billiton, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Slimline Shutters Fineline-XTS Series

A bottom louvre opening in the opposite direction makes the Fineline-XTS system ideal for apartment wintergardens.
A variation to the Fineline-XT, the Fineline-XTS operable glass louvres feature a special mechanism within the mullions that allows the top operable louvres to open upwards while the bottom operable louvres open downwards (as opposed to all louvres opening and closing in the same direction). This provides a greater clear opening space in the vision area whilst still providing weather protection.

Main Photo: 505 Apartments, 505 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Above: Lucient Apartments, 430 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Glazed Roofs & Awnings Fullview Series

The first building in the world to have a fully operable facade, structurally supported by glass, was the Macquarie Apartments in Sydney. AGP Fullview Series operable glass louvres were used to create a striking and unique glass facade for this prestigious residential apartment building.
AGP Fullview series operable glass louvres are able to provide optimum clarity and unobstructed vision. Unlike our Fineline, XT and XTS Series louvres which are supported by vertical aluminium mullions, AGP Fullview series louvres are designed with structural glass fins that extend the full height from floor to ceiling. Special pivot bearings and axles enable the two fins of glass to act as an assembly and any deflections caused by movement in the building are accommodated by this fin assembly. An internal balustrade can also be fully supported by the glass fins to further enhance the unique design.

This page: Macquarie Apartments, 155 Macquarie Street, Sydney

In Pursuit Of Excellence
9 Liberty Road Huntingwood NSW 2148 Australia Telephone +61 2 9671 0000 Facsimile +61 2 9672 1951 www.agpgroup.com.au A proudly Australian owned and operated company, Architectural Glass Projects is the quality leader in the field of specialised architectural glazing and louvre systems. AGP has been involved in some of Australias most innovative and striking glass construction projects during the last 20 years. The company has the resources that are expected of a market leader in important sectors of industry with a highly skilled installation and service workforce, second to none.

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